stint
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5.0
- noun
- /stɪnt/
- In that sense, before or early in my undergraduate career, I did a stint as an astrophysics major.
- a brief stint
- a one-year stint
- a short stint
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Watch on YouTubeSo I went to my second stint in rehab and still wasn't ready.
- So I went to my second stint in rehab and still wasn't ready.
- I've was in a Freemasonic lodge for a short stint, very short stint.
- But prior to Good Good, there was also this like short stint of an ensemble with Brodie Smith, right?
- You know, you'd like guys that that have like been a did a whole stint in a Recon platoon kind of a stand out.
- In that sense, before or early in my undergraduate career, I did a stint as an astrophysics major.
- I mean, that's, that's a pretty long stint as, as a, as a public service.
- Aside from hiring models for your brand, you recently had a little modeling stint.
- We got one of the Omega stations and we were in it's a four month stint.
- Got started doing comedy, went to SNL, stayed for a brief stint and then went on to do more with their life.
- I, I stayed there for a year and a half in all but two different tours with a stint in New York in between.
Examples
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Many artists have a stint in New York City to gain exposure and experience.
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We're in Seattle playing a three-night stint at a club called Soulstice.
Fiction book (1997) -
I was lucky that I was able to serve my first long stint as a minister in education for five years.
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Well, while I was in college, I did a stint as a bartender.
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I returned to graduate study at Penn after a U.S. Navy stint in 1963.
Academic text (1999) -
After a stint in the marines, he apparently became fascinated by communism.
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The work, usually in four- to six-week stints, has been challenging and rewarding.
Academic text (2002) -
After a brief stint in sales, she decided to pursue her passion for teaching.
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His two-year stint as an intern at the company taught him valuable skills.
Synonyms
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5.8
A fixed period of time during which something happens, for example a school session or a prison sentence
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2.1
A length of time with a clear start and end, like a class or game segment
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4.1
A time spent doing a job or duty, often in the military
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5.6
The period someone holds a job or position
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2.7
A short period of time when something happens, like bad weather
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5.5
A continuous period of time spent doing something difficult or boring
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6.0
A set time when a person in the military works in one place
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3.0
A job that lasts only a few weeks or months
A set time when a person must work and be available
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Stint meaning a limited period comes from an old word that meant 'to stop' or 'to limit', so a stint is a set, limited time you spend doing a job.